Here is a gorgeous vintage layout incorporating a few different spellbinder dies.

Vanilla

Lemon

Spellbinders:

S5-050 Rose creations
Book Plates
S5-035Parisian Motifs

S5-051 Fanciful Flight

I2-1002 Impressabilities Butterflies

Other Materials Used:

Corrugated card
Old book pages

Chip lettering
Crackle medium
Oval bling
Pearls
Crocheted doiley
Cristina Re black paper lace
Music notes paper
Black and green ink
Cream brads
Naples Yellow Jo Sonja paint
Micro beads
Dimensional Magic
Large black brads
Yellow Glimmer Mist
Circle punch
Diamond Dust
2 small pink beads

Layout created by Design Team member-SUE

Today we have a card from Teresa

9-942E Twig

1-153E Sunset Rose

5-565E Aqua

Spellbinders:

S5-030 Fancy Tags Two

S4-233 Labels Nine

S4-114 Circles Large

JustRite Stamps:

JB08790 Just a Note Borders & Centers 1 5/8"

Other Materials Used:

SW4001 4mm Swarovski Crystal

SW3001AB 3mm Swarovski Crystal AB

303401 Jewel Templates - Mystical Flourish

Thick black machine thread for stitching

Here is a card using Rose Creations as the featured element.

1-141E Brandy Wine

8-811E French Vanilla

Spellbinders:

S5-050 Rose Creations
I2-1009 Impressibilities - Flourish

Just Rite Stamps:

JB-08345 Deluxe Square Monogram Kit

Other Materials Used:

Prima Papers

Card created by Design Team member-KIRSTY

Here is the tutorial for making the embellishment from yesterday's layout.

15-256F Cardinal

Here is a layout by Sheree. Come back tomorrow for Tutorial Tuesday for step by step instructions for making the pleated embellishment.

Bazzill Basics Paper:

9-960D Kraft

9-990D Java

15-256F Cardinal

Spellbinders:

S4-142 Long Rectangles Large

S4-143 Long Scallop Rectangles

Other Materials Used:

Echo Park Patterned Paper and Embellishments

Misc Buttons

Layout created by DesignTeam member-Sheree

Its the final day of our Christmas in July feature, and today we these cute trees.  Use red and green cardstock to make a stand up ornament, which then folds flat for postage

Hllary 

Pomegranate

White

Swarovski Crystals:

Dark Red

Spellbinders:

S5-028 Nested Pennants

S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants

Nested Stars

S4-116 Nested Circles

S4-128 Nested Squares

S4-025 Labels Seventeen

S4-129 Scalloped Nested Squares

I2-1003 Impressiblities Snowflakes

Other Materials Used: 

Ginger bread cookie shape or die

Gold paint

Red ribbon

Large bling

White dimensional paint

Bamboo skewer

Small pieces of patterned paper

Red and black stickles

Gold glitter and diamond dust

Project created by Design Team member-SUE 

Here is another lovely project using the Spellbinder die Nested Hearts.

Bazzill Basics Paper:

9-960D Kraft

10-1001E Bazzill White

9-990D Java

Spellbinders:

S4-296 Nested Hearts

S4-114 Standard Circles Large

Just Rite Stamps:

JB-08780 A Merry Little Christmas

Other Materials Used:

Kaiser Patterned Paper

Misc Glitter Paper

Card created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Here is a lovely layout using Spellbinders S4-296 Nested Hearts.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Papers:

18-1001F Glass Slippers Aloe Vera

5-506E Aloe Vera

Spellbinders:

Nested Hearts S4-296

Other Materials Used:

Cosmo Cricket papers

Swarovski Crystals

Ribbon

Flowers

Layout created by Design Team member-KIRSTY

Here is something a little different for you today, an A4 layout.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

5-5122E Lizard
2-214E Red Devil
10-1081E Raven


Spellbinders:
S4-321 Nested Leaves
S4-111 Scalloped Ovals Large
S5-019 Labels Eight

Other Materials Used:
303495 Stitchz Floss - Crayons
Thick black machine thread

Layout created by Design Team member-TERESA

Some time ago I purchased some rather expensive floral embellishments. I decided to try to recreate them using Bazzill and The Spellbinder Die Rose Creations. Here is the result. I was very pleased with the finished product.

It's day one of our week long Christmas in July feature.  Today we have some hanging ornaments made using the Spellbinders Die Nested Hearts. 

Bazzill Basics Paper:

10-1001E Bazzill White

Spellbinders:

S4-296 Nested Hearts

S4-114 Standard Circles Large

Just Rite Stamps:

JB-08780 A Merry Little Christmas

Other Materials Used:

Kandi’s Professional Bling

Misc Ribbon

Misc Twine

Created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Well it's not Tutorial Tuesday, but we do have a mini tutorial for you today from Kirsty.

"I recently hosted a baby shower for my sister. I made this little guest book for each guest to write a message to her and her baby, and for my sister to keep as a special little memento of her baby shower. Knowing that the new baby will be a girl was extra fun, as I was able to indulge my love for all things pink!!!"

Step 1.

Cut your sheets of card stock into rectangles that will fit the size of your chosen die. I cut mine to suit the largest of the labels 17 die. Pre-cutting the Card made this job a little quicker and a little more economical paper-wise. I ensured that there was at least one page per guest with a few spare pages for mistakes or surprise guests!

Step 2.

Run your pages through the amazing Grand Calibur machine with your chosen die. I found that I could cut through 2 or 3 pages in one go.

Step 3.

Using a slightly sturdier card (I used some of the card that my last month's order came packed in!!) cut two cover pages.

Step 4.

Paint and glitter the edges of your covers if desired. Allow to dry.

Step 5.

Punch holes in each page. Use some jump rings to hold your album together, and decorate the front cover!

Project created by Design Team member-KIRSTY

Just a quick reminder that we will be celebrating Christmas in July here at DownUnder Direct Inspirations.  The design team have been getting in the Christmas Spirit a little early this year, so from tomorrow we will have a week dedicated to Christmas projects. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Here is a lovely idea to make a card using Spellbinders Die-Lacey Circles.

Featuring a hand made Ranunculus. Use a mouse pad to shape the Rose Creations flowers and iridescent medium to give them a pearly sheen.

S5-328 Foliage

S5-051 Fancicul Flight

S5-035 Parisan Motifs

S4-116 Nested Circles

JustRite Stamps:

JB-09215 Cherish The Memories Nested Sentiments & Verse

Other Materials Used:

Grappa Grograin Ribbon

Embroidered Ribbon

White Feathers Fibre

Card created by Design Team member-SUE

Hello again and welcome to Tutorial Tuesday.  Today we have a beautiful butterfly. 

Cut out as many butterflies as you want to from the white cardstock with the Spellbinder die. Then on a mouse pad score the back of the butterfly with lines, much like the sections of a wing, keep to the same direction and curve of the wing for a better effect.

Step 2

Ink the middle of the butterfly with the colour you want, for example yellow. Then gently brush black ink on the edges, trying to keep to the edge only and don’t smudge it into the middle of the wings.

Step 3

Brush over iridescent medium with the tip of your finger, so as to lightly cover the ridges you made earlier with the stylus. Use your fine tip pen to colour in the body and eyes, you can also touch up the black ink and add some detail lines if you wish. I like to put a black spot on the bottom of each wing so I can add a rhinestone later over the top of it.

Step 4

Fold wings so that they sit up and glue to your project

Tips

 

*Use a glitter pen instead of iridescent medium

*Use smooches or any metallic paint to brush over the wings

*Dimensional magic can be brushed over the wings (glossy accents)

*Mixing two inks together gives a greater depth of colour to the wings

*You can edge the wings with stickles or glitter glue, flocking or just glitter

*Glimmer mist the wings for added sparkle

Tutorial created by Design Team member-SUE



Here is another lovely layout from Sheree.

Here is an idea for making a hair decoration using Spellbinders and felt. The felt cuts quite easily with the spellbinders.

S4-114 Circles Large

S5-050 Rose Creations (for the leaves)

Here is another lovely project using the very versatile Pennants and Lacey Pennants dies.  The rose on the front has been created using Rose Creations, and has been wet and scrunched, sprayed with adhesive and some glitter added.  See previous tutorial for instructions. 

Here is a lovely card from Kirsty

Materials Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

Glass Slippers Bling 18-1001F

Black 10-1022E

Spellbinders

Labels 17 S5-025

Just Rite Stamps:

Deluxe Square Monogram Kit JB-08345

Other:

KaiserCraft Paper

Black ink

Created by Design Team member-KIRSTY 

Here is a lovely layout from Teresa.  I love the use of the JustRite Stamp to frame the embellishment. 

Here is a lovely card created by Sheree. I love how she has used the Paisley Impressabilities as a stencil to make the background paper.  Once again this shows how really versatile these Impressabilities can be.

10-1001E Bazzill White
10-1081E Raven

S4-114 Standard Circles Large
S4-124 Scallop Circle large
S4-290 Labels Fourteen
I2-1001 Impressabilities Paisley

Just Rite Stamps:

JB-09880 A Warm Hello Set

Other Materials Used:

 Misc Ribbon
Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire & Spun Sugar

Here is a lovely layout created by Sue.

Driftwood

Walnut

Vanilla

Mustard

Hillary

White

Palm

S3-146 Butterflies 2

S5-051 Fanciful Flight or Bugs

S4-328 Foliage

S5-032 Elegant Posts

Hessian

Glimmer Mist Green and Brown

Walnut Distress Ink

Brown Brads

Here is a card I made incorporating the flower technique from Tuesday's tutorial.